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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna go
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

invertebrate go
any animal lacking a backbone or notochord

arthropod go
invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin

insect go
small air-breathing arthropod

homopterous insect, homopteran
insects having membranous forewings and hind wings

noun.animal

7 Subcategories

whitefly go
minute insect that feeds on plant juices
coccid insect go
scale insects and mealybugs
louse, plant louse go
any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants
cicada, cicala go
stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings
spittle insect, spittlebug go
small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete
leafhopper go
small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants
plant hopper, planthopper go
related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants